Wednesday, November 3, 2010

High Empire thru Late Empire-for exam 3-post 5


Terms:
Apotheosis-becomes a god
Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable
Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self
Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.
Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive

Hadrian

Mausoleum of Hadrian
Rome
Modern Name-Castel Sant'Angelo
Mimics Augustus's Tomb
Augustus's mimics the Etruscans









High Empire: Antonines

Antoninus Pius

looks like Hadrian














Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina
base of Antoninus Pius
Rome
Apotheosis-becomes a god
Combo-amazon/Athena
She-wolf on her shield-she represents Roma
drapery, idealized, classical greek manner


death of the classical style :(





Decursio
base of Antoninus Pius
Rome
Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable
First time style is used on an official monument










Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Rome
3
curlier hair
longer beard
deeply carved eyes
all equestrians shown with one hoof up
shown older and weary-against war

Portrait of Commodus as Herakles
Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self
image
wearing lion skin and a club, holding an apple like Herakles

Late Empire: Severans

Painted Portrait of Septimius Severus and his family (wife Julia Domna, Sons Gata and Caracalla, Gata is erased)
Egypt
tempera on wood
1
Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.

Portrait of Caracalla
2
angry, fierce
short beard carved out
short hair like a real military man
deep carved eye


Late Empire: Soldier Emperors

Much revolt and instability
very little architecture and art
Lots of portraits and sarcophagus's

Trajan Decius
4
all Emperors shown with short hair and beard
sad

Late Empire: The Tetrarchy

rule by 4
2 in the east, 2 in the west-older ruler and younger ruler
each ruler had their own capital


Portrait of the tetrarchs
from Constantinople 
Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive
5
shown identical
two older, two younger
worried lines
hugging=united
swords=defense
Plebeian Style

Late Empire: Constantine

312 Battle of the Milivian Bridge
313 Edict of Milan

Missing pictures...will try to upload them soon.

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